Chapter 174: The Great Wedding (I)
Inside the Imperial Study.
Fang Zheng smiled very flatteringly, his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed together, if anyone said that he was not a traitor with his appearance, it would be a bad conscience.
"The emperor is wise and martial, clever and clever, and in the midst of strategizing, what else, Weichen really admires the emperor......"
"Okay, okay, put away your sycophants, I'm tired of hearing it." The emperor didn't have a good airway.
It seems that the emperor can't feel pleasure anymore for the sycophants I slapped, how can this work? Go home and practice, patting sycophants is the basic skill of being a courtier.
"Yes, yes, your Majesty, uh, you sent troops to surround Shangshu Mansion, this, although it is to protect Pan Shangshu's safety, but Pan Shangshu is not a fool, how can you not know your intentions? Aren't you afraid that he will jump off the wall? β
The emperor and Fang Zheng cooperated in a play, the purpose was to send troops to surround Shangshu Mansion.
Now it seems that the emperor's goal has been achieved, Fang Zheng's gun is also very handy, on the surface, today's early dynasty is very successful, everything is in order in the plan arranged by the emperor.
"I and Pan Yi have come to this point, they have already tacitly understood each other, he will never be naΓ―ve to think that he will hide from me what he wants to rebel against, and likewise, I will not think that he will believe that I sent troops to surround Shangshufu to protect him. Now in this temporary stalemate, I and he will not be reconciled, just wait, soon, he will have a new move. β
"Your Majesty, why don't you just send troops to attack Shangshu Mansion and arrest him? The so-called capture of the thief first captures the king, and if he is arrested, won't everything be solved? β
The emperor shook his head and said: "I can't be arrested, everyone in the world is watching me, if Pan Shun is arrested, I am afraid that his protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials will immediately lead the army to attack the capital, which will make me chaotic, even if it is temporarily suppressed, they will rebel in the future." What I am waiting for is that they take the initiative to send troops themselves, and then wipe them out, otherwise, if you don't fight the snake, you won't die, and there will be endless troubles, and I don't want to leave a country full of hidden dangers to future generations. β
One step, a hundred steps, this is the real emperor's mental art, right? Fang Zheng suddenly felt that what a happy thing it was for him to cross over to a businessman who didn't understand anything, if he crossed over to the prince or the fat man...... Fang Zheng couldn't help but shake his head, a political idiot like himself, if he crossed over to these children of the royal family, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to survive a winter, right?
"Your wedding with Mi'er is still scheduled for the fifteenth of this month, and you can't delay your marriage with Mi'er because of this matter." The emperor looked at Fang Zheng and smiled faintly.
"Huh? Don't use it, right? This is all burning eyebrows, how can there be time to get married, it doesn't matter if Weichen waits......" Fang Zheng subconsciously refused.
"Nonsense! Qin Tian supervised the good days, how can you say that you will change it? It's just a small rebellion, huh! What are you afraid of? The emperor said displeased.
Depend on! A "small" rebellion, to put it mildly! Outside the city, maybe a large army will suddenly enter the city and serve your palace, and there is still leisure to marry a daughter at this time, I really don't know what these so-called emperors are thinking about every day!
Fang Zheng said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, this rebellion is not small, you and Pan Shangshu have been fighting in secret for many years, just waiting for this trembling, can you be small?" Why don't you two have a good fight, Wechen is waving the flag and shouting for you, you win the battle and get married again, double happiness is coming, how good it is......"
"No! Counterinsurgency and marriage are completely different things, I have decided, on the fifteenth of this month, I decree marriage. The emperor slapped the board resolutely, and a bit of complexity flashed in his eyes.
Alas, come on, get married, get married, you are the emperor and you are the biggest. Fang Zheng went home dejected to prepare for the marriage, walking on the road he was thinking, the emperor and Pan Shangshu broke their wrists, what if Pan Shangshu won? None of the royal family must have run away, all of them are dead, and our family must also be unlucky, who calls himself the emperor's son-in-law, and offends Pan Shangshu to death.
In this way, the wedding with Changping is the first and last wedding in his life. It is said that marriage is the grave of life, this is really true, how can there be a saying? "If you get too addicted, you'll die"?
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A team of brightly armored sergeants drove out of the palace and went straight to the Pan Shang Mansion with a fierce momentum, this team of sergeants is the forbidden army responsible for the palace guards, and it is the emperor's most trusted army.
The sergeants marched very fast, knocking over many stalls and carriages along the way, and the people avoided them, and the people turned on their backs wherever the army passed. After arriving outside the gate of Pan Shangshu's Mansion, the general led by him waved his hand, and the forbidden army divided into two teams and surrounded it along the wall of Shangshu Mansion.
The general's face was cold, and his resolute eyes looked directly at the Pan Mansion family members who were already trembling at the door, and shouted violently: "By the emperor's order, the last general will lead troops to protect Pan Shangshu's family, from now on, no one will be allowed to enter or exit, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" β
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In Pan's Mansion, Lin Qingshan hurried to the study with no face.
"Sir! Boss! Oh no! Lin Qingshan's voice was full of panic and fear that could not be concealed.
He is just a scholar, he can help the boss with advice, he can calmly point out the mistakes and omissions of a plan, but he can't face the moment of real confrontation with peace. Seeing the spear steel knife in the hand of the forbidden soldier that seemed to exude a bloody aura through the crack in the door, he suddenly realized what a dangerous thing he was doing.
"What's the alarm?" Pan Shangshu, who was reading a book, glanced at Lin Qingshan unhappily.
"Boss, the ...... The outside of the house is surrounded by forbidden troops! Lin Qingshan's body couldn't help but tremble. As a scholar, he shouldn't have behaved so abnormally, but who can really face death calmly? What's more, Lin Qingshan is just a weak scholar who hasn't even killed a chicken.
Pan Shangshu's old face, which was as withered as tree bark, twitched fiercely, gently put down the book in his hand, and sighed.
"He's going to do it after all." Pan Shangshu behaved calmly, as if he had expected this step a long time ago.
Lin Qingshan pursed his lips and said, "How to deal with it, please let the boss decide." β
Pan Shangshu glanced at Lin Qingshan, and a little disappointment gradually appeared in his eyes.
"The old man has his own opinions, you can go back to the room with confidence, they don't dare to come in." Picking up the book on the desk again, Pan Shangshu turned the pages intently.
Hesitantly opened his mouth, Lin Qingshan didn't say anything in the end, respectfully bowed to Pan Shangshu, turned around and went out. This time, his walking posture was no longer as flustered as before, and he walked step by step in a regular manner, which was better than a leisurely stroll.
Three days, three more days!
Pan Shangshu counted silently in his heart, and the hand that turned the book began to tremble involuntarily, I don't know if it was because of fear or excitement.
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The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.
The capital, which has been calm for decades, is shrouded in a gloomy and low-pressure atmosphere. Just like this late autumn weather, it is gray and overwhelming.
People have always been alert to danger, and people are now keeping their doors closed and staying at home. If it is not necessary, they dare not go to the street, and the shops that used to be bustling and bustling have also closed their doors and no longer do business. The deserted streets are deserted and empty like a dead city. Only a group of heavily armed soldiers with spears in their hands and crossbows at their waists cruising back and forth with expressionless faces added to the fear and worry in the hearts of the people.
An autumn wind whistled, blowing up the scattered leaves on the ground and drifting aimlessly into the distance.
It's going to change.
Inside the Prince's Mansion.
The crown prince is teaching Fan Rui face-to-face.
ββ¦β¦ Use the carrier pigeons in the army to order General Chen stationed in Hangzhou, and General Liu outside the city, ordering the two to stay in wait, pay attention to the changes in the capital at any time, and if Pan Shangshu succeeds, he will order the two of them to attack from the west gate immediately, defeat the rebels in one fell swoop, and enter the king of Qin. β
Fan Rui replied, and couldn't help asking, "What if the emperor wins?" β
The prince smiled when he heard this, and a gentle smile appeared on his handsome face, which was extremely feminine.
"If the father wins, then they don't have to act rashly, if the father wins, it will be a lonely victory, and this country will be lonely sooner or later."
"What Lone has to do is not to let this country be taken by outsiders, and neither can Lone's teacher!"
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In the Shenwu Army.
Zhao Hu stared at the blood-red eyes, scanning the silent generals under his command, holding a bloodstained steel knife in his hand, and in the tent, three generals who were unwilling to obey him had fallen in a pool of blood.
The rich murderous aura, mixed with the rust-like bloody aura, permeated the tent, and the generals were already as pale as earth, looking blankly at this usually kind General Zhao, at this moment, he was so hideous, so strange.
After a long time, Zhao Hu spoke, his voice hoarse and dry.
"Today, the villain is favored, the traitor is close to the virtuous minister, the people are displaced, the foreign enemy is watching, and in the long run, the country will not be a country! This general wants to lead the army into Beijing, with flesh and blood, long live the army to my emperor, swear to kill the traitorous ministers, the side of the Qing monarch! You and Ben Jiang have been brothers for many years, and Ben will ask you, would you like to petition for the people of the world with Ben General? β
Three people have fallen in a pool of blood, who dares to say no at this time? But if you agree, this is a blatant rebellion!
The generals looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while.
An abrupt voice sounded in the corner of the tent.
"Zhao thief! How dare you lead your troops into rebellion! The court has raised you for so many years! You're trying to force your brothers to a dead end! Lao Tzu is inseparable from you......"
"Huh!"
Zheng Yansong's sword pierced the chest of the speaker mercilessly.
The fourth.
A bloodthirsty smile appeared on Zhao Hu's hideous face, which was daunting.
"Which brother is against it?"
The generals gritted their teeth and finally bowed down together.
"The last general is willing to follow the general!"
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October 15, the auspicious day of the zodiac, it is appropriate to marry and travel.
Before dawn, the entire Fang Mansion was boiling, and people came and went, hurriedly preparing all the items for marrying the princess.
The tall horse dressed in red and green, happy money and cakes, white wine, japonica rice, long-lived wisps, five-colored silk......
"What about Yang Shangshu? Where is Yang Shangshu? Mrs. Fang broke into the side hall in a hurry.
"Yang Shangshu has already taken the marriage certificate and went to the palace to collect it." A subordinate wiped his sweat and said.
Nacai is the first step of marriage in ancient times, simply put, the man asks the matchmaker to go to the woman's house to propose marriage, and submits the marriage letter, if the woman agrees, the man can formally propose.
"Did Yang Shangshu take the live geese? This must not be forgotten. Mrs. Fang asked worriedly.
"I brought it, I brought it with the book of intermarriage."
"Good." Mrs. Fang nodded, and saw that in the side hall, Master Fang sat upright and drank tea for a long time, Fang Zheng lowered his eyebrows and listened to Master Fang's sermon, such as the royal family has many rules for marrying daughters, and must not mess around at the wedding, so that the ministers of the court and the central government who came to congratulate them saw the jokes, after marriage, they must be good and treat the princess well, don't let the princess be wronged, otherwise be careful with the dog's head......
"What are you two still sitting for?" Mrs. Fang's willow eyebrows were raised, and her tongue burst into a thunderstorm and shouted.
The teacup in Master Fang's hand flickered, and the whole person was like thunder in the sky, and he couldn't help but tremble, and looked at his wife in horror.
"The family is busy like this, you still have the leisure to drink tea and train your son, hurry up and change my auspicious clothes! Is there a father like you? "Mrs. Fang is as awe-inspiring as a god descending from heaven, and she will step forward to pick up Master Fang if she doesn't agree with her.
"Ahem, the old man has changed his clothes, Zheng'er, what the old man said to you just now......"
"Hurry up! So much nonsense! If you delay the auspicious time, see how you can bear it! Mrs. Fang couldn't help but say, and pushed Master Fang into the inner courtyard.
Fang Zheng looked at the old lady with great power, and finally determined one thing in her heart, the old lady hid herself very deeply, very deeply......
"What are you doing all the time?" After sending Master Fang away, Mrs. Fang turned her head and said to Fang Zheng.
"I ...... What should I do? Fang Zheng was at a loss now.
"Let's change my clothes! The person who asked for the name will be on the way later, so go and change your clothes! β
"Don't you need it? Mother, my clothes are very clean, can't I change them when I greet my relatives? β
"Bang!" Mrs. Fang didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, kicked Fang Zheng out of the side hall, turned around and ordered angrily: "Hey! That lantern, hang high! Hang high again! β
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How did Daddy survive when he was young?
Fang Zheng sighed and returned to his small courtyard.
Yanran, Xiaolu, and Sister Feng were all there, and when they saw Fang Zheng coming, they rushed up together, without saying a word, the three girls stretched out their hands at the same time to help remove Fang Zheng's coat and change his clothes.
"Ahh What do you do? Fang Zheng shouted in horror.
"Hey...... You guys...... Don't be so anxious...... People are not mentally prepared at all...... "Horror has been replaced by shyness."
"Oops! Who's pushing me up with something in the back......"
"Ahh Who touched me there? Whoopy thief! Fang Zheng was ashamed.
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"Hey, you guys are gangsters, why don't you just take off my clothes, why don't you take them off yourself?" Fang Zheng, who had changed into auspicious clothes, said dissatisfiedly.
After saying that, he also looked at the three daughters in a thief, with wishful thinking in his heart, after Changping married in, he had to quickly accept the three little wives, and in the future, he slept with them every day, and the four daughters were wet with rain and dew, such a beautiful life, wouldn't it be more enjoyable than being an emperor?
Sister Feng slapped Fang Zheng on the back with a palm, blushing and spitting: "The person who is going to get married, he is still so out of tune, change his clothes and hurry to the door, the person who asks for the name is about to leave." β
Asking for a name is the second step of the wedding, that is, the man asks the matchmaker to ask the woman about her birth date and prepare for marriage.
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes: "What's the hurry, if you go to greet your relatives before dusk, I don't believe that Changping won't marry me if it's a little late." β
Sister Feng scolded with a smile: "If you take advantage of it and sell well, you will be proud!" β
Yanran and Sister Feng were sent by Fang Zheng to pick them up in the morning, and the two of them didn't want to come, but Fang Zheng gave a death order, they had to come, and they had to live in Fang's Mansion these days, and they were not allowed to go anywhere.
The two daughters were very puzzled by Fang Zheng's decision, and they didn't know why Fang Zheng wanted them to live in Fang's mansion.
Fang Zheng didn't tell them clearly, only said that Jingzhong has not been safe recently, and Fang Zheng is not at ease when they live outside.
Xiao Lu came in with a box of rouge, and reached out to wipe it on Fang Zheng's face.
"What are you doing?" Fang Zheng jumped back smartly, looking at Xiao Lu vigilantly. What she has in her hand is a new rouge from Ruyuzhai.
"Young master, Madam has ordered, I want to smear some powder on you, so that people look energetic." Midori blinked innocently with her big beautiful eyes.
"No! Absolutely not! How can any big man wipe this thing? Isn't that disgusting? If you dare to rub it in my face, I will ...... Just ......"
"That's it?" The little green teeth shone brightly, and they were very threatening.
ββ¦β¦ I'll die for you! "I can't beat her, but the dignity of pure masters cannot be desecrated!
Xiao Wuyi broke in and panted, "Less...... Young master, Madame urges you to hurry up and go to the front hall. β
Fang Zheng, who had cleaned up the stoppage, hurriedly picked up his hem and ran to the front hall.
Along the way, people hurriedly walked around, doing their own work, with a beaming look on their faces. The young master and the princess got married, and they were also honored and worked very hard to do things.
The master is virtuous and diligent, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, what a harmonious scene! Fang Zheng couldn't help but look forward to the days ahead. has a wife, an official position, a huge family industry, and no shortage of money to spend, this life is worth it!
The people in the front hall were busy, and Mrs. Fang was so busy that she couldn't be seen.
Fang Zheng was attracted by several cages in the middle of the front hall.
"What's in there?" Fang Zheng said curiously.
"Inside is a white goose, which is used for marriage, I heard that it is difficult to buy a living one, and my wife still asked someone to buy it from Hangzhou Mansion." Xiao Wu replied on the side.
The six steps of marriage in ancient times, five of which must use live geese, the ancients took geese as a courtesy, because geese are migratory birds, conform to yin and yang, and have a fixed mate, representing loyalty.
"Hey, hey, good thing!" Fang Zheng squatted down with great interest, didn't he have such a sentence when he was in elementary school in his previous life? "Autumn is coming, the weather is cold, a flock of geese fly south, they line up in an 'S' shape for a while, and a 'B' shape for a while......"
Now I can see that I am alive.
Pointing to the cage, Fang Zheng said, "Open it, I'll take a look." β
Xiao Wu was puzzled: "This ...... Master, it's not okay, what if they run away later? This is the most important thing to get married. β
knocked Xiao Wu hard: "There is so much nonsense!" Do what the young master says! β
Xiao Wu opened the cage aggrievedly, Fang Zheng reached into his hand and grabbed the white goose in his hand.
"Wow! It turns out that this is a wild goose, and it looks actually very ordinary......" Fang Zheng commented with his eyes wide in surprise.
"Little Five, after getting married, you prepare a charcoal rack, a few iron forks, and pepper, fine salt, cumin......"
"Young Master, what do you want all this for?"
"After becoming a parent, these geese don't need to be used, but we can't waste it, catch Ming'er to strip them naked, let them stand naked ** in a row, hehe, young master, I will have a family barbecue, I don't know if this wild goose meat is delicious......"
Xiao Wu is full of black lines: "............"
The wild goose in Fang Zheng's hand seemed to sense that the person who grabbed it had bad intentions towards it, and struggled hard, Fang Zheng didn't hold it steady for a while, and the wild goose broke free of Fang Zheng's hand, flapped its wings and ran out to prepare to take off.
The situation happened too suddenly, Xiao Wu watched the wild geese fly out at low altitude, and after reacting, he shouted: "It's over, it's over!" I'm dead! Fast! Grab it! Xiao Wu's face was pale, and cold sweat kept pouring out.
The most important prop for marriage flew away, and when Fang Mansion was the most glorious in decades, there was such a moth, how Mrs. Fang would clean him up, you don't have to think about it.
Fang Zheng was also anxious, if the wild goose flew away, he didn't want to have a good life, this is not like buying chickens in the vegetable market, if he flies away, he can buy "138 Reading Network" These wild geese are still bought from Hangzhou Mansion, if it flies, it is certain that it will be impossible to get another one out in a short time.
"Quick! Grab it! Don't let it run! Fang Zheng didn't say a word, and quickly rushed out of the front hall, chasing and ordering the people who were busy in the house.
The subordinates were dumbfounded when they saw the two of them hurriedly chasing a white goose, which one is this play, young master?
Everyone hurriedly put down their work and chased the stupid goose that didn't fly from different angles.
The entire Fang Mansion suddenly fell into a mess of chickens, flying dogs, and jumping, adults and children cried, happy money and cakes were scattered all over the ground, and the auspicious clothes worn by Fang Zheng had already cracked several times.
The wild goose still worked hard to run around under the round-up of everyone, trying to fight a bloody way to break through smoothly.
However, the development of things can be described by the words "peak and loop", just when everyone was gradually despairing, there was a sudden turnaround.
This turning point is the killer brother.
The killer brother's public identity in the Fang Mansion was considered a nursing home, but he was only responsible for protecting the safety of Young Master Fang.
Seeing that the wild geese were about to break out of the encirclement and wanted to fly high, the killer brother leisurely turned out from behind a rockery with his hands in his hands.
When Fang Zheng saw the killer brother, his face was overjoyed, and he shouted: "Killer brother, hurry, help me catch it!" β
The killer brother Furui Wubo's eyes glanced at the scene of chickens flying and dogs jumping, and then at the geese flapping their wings and about to fly away. The killer brother smiled confidently, with a strong confidence in his smile, and then shook his arm seemingly casually, and he finally made a move!
Knife!
Flying!
A throwing knife that is not a wasted example!
Under the stunned eyes of everyone, the wild goose flapping its wings flew upside down quickly in a strange posture as if it was being dragged by an invisible hand. Until it was nailed to a large locust tree.
It had a small throwing knife stuck in its neck, and in the gray and cloudy sky, it emitted a bright essence.
Needless to say, the wild geese have long since died.
The killer brother clapped his hands lightly, walked up to the wild goose and looked at it carefully for a while, as if he was very satisfied with his accuracy.
Then, in the eyes of the people who admired or were stunned, he left in a dashing manner, waved his sleeves, and took away the flying knife, leaving behind a stupid bird that could not be seen.
"Woooooooooo......oo Young master, today next year, you have to remember to burn paper for me, help me tell Sister Lan'er, don't be widowed for me...... Woo woo......" Xiao Wu sadly tugged at Fang Zheng's sleeve and explained his last words.